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Nationalism: Then & Now

Nationalism: Then & Now. Unification - THEN. Germany. Germany. 1815 Germany had 39 states called the German Confederation (controlled by Austria ) Prussia leads unification German population Nationalistic movement Stronger Army Wilhelm I appoints Bismarck to orchestrate unification.

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Nationalism: Then & Now

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  1. Nationalism:Then & Now

  2. Unification - THEN Germany

  3. Germany • 1815 Germany had 39 states called the German Confederation (controlled by Austria) • Prussia leads unification • German population • Nationalistic movement • Stronger Army • Wilhelm I appoints Bismarck to orchestrate unification

  4. Unification - THEN Italy

  5. Italy • Mazzini: “The Soul” • Garibaldi: “The Sword” • Cavour: “The Brain” • Create a plan to unite Northern Italy and Southern Italy into new nation state of Italy (Rome capital city)

  6. Unification - NOW • May 22, 1990 - North and South Yemen merged to form a unified Yemen • October 3, 1990 - East Germany and West Germany merged to form a unified Germany(again!) after the fall of the Iron Curtain

  7. Unification - NOW • Will South Korea ever reunite with North Korea?

  8. Unification - NOW • Will Northern Ireland ever reunite with the Republic of Ireland?

  9. Separation - THEN Austrian Empire

  10. Separation - THEN • Hungarians, Germans, Czechs, Poles, Slovaks, Serbs, etc. • Lost Northern Land to Prussia (smaller/weaker) • Pressure from Hungarians causes split, becomes Austria-Hungary • After WWI, breaks into several nation-states

  11. Separation - THEN Russian Empire

  12. Separation - THEN • Ruled by Romanov Dynasty – Czars! • Ukrainians, Poles, Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, etc. • Each had own culture • Russification – forced Russian culture on all ethnic groups BUT nationalism grows • WWI & Communist Revolution lead to break up of Empire in 1917

  13. Separation - THEN Ottoman Empire

  14. Separation - THEN • Ruled by Turks • Controlled Greeks, Slavs, Arabs, Bulgarians and Armenians • Under pressure from British/French, granted equal citizenship to all people under their rule • BUT this angered conservative Turks • Armenian Nationalist Movement grows, Turks respond by massacring & deportingthousands from 1894-1896 & 1915

  15. Separation - NOW • Fifteen new countries became independent with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991 • Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s into five independent countries • January 1, 1993 - The Czech Republic and Slovakia became independent nations when Czechoslovakia dissolved • May 25, 1993 - Eritrea was a part of Ethiopia but seceded and gained independence

  16. Separation - NOW • June 3, 2006 - Montenegro was part of Serbia and Montenegro (also known as Yugoslavia) but gained independence after a referendum • June 5, 2006 - Serbia became its own entity after Montenegro split • February 17, 2008 - Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia • July 9, 2011 - South Sudan peacefully seceded from Sudan

  17. Separation - NOW • Will Quebec separate from Canada?

  18. Separation - NOW • Will Chechnya separate from Russia?

  19. Separation - NOW • Will Scotland separate from the UK?

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